Life in Cockney London was tough in the post-war years.
The government’s broken promises had led to a chronic housing shortage, rampant crime and families living in squalor.
But one thing prevailed: the unbeatable spirit of the East End, a tight-knit community who pulled through the dark times with humour and heart.
Drawing on both family history and her own memories of growing up in the 1950s and 60s, as well as her working life as a district nurse and local police officer, Jean Fullerton vividly depicts this fascinating part of London – from tin baths to jellied eels, to tigers in a Wapping warehouse.
A Child of the East End by Jean Fullerton is published on 4 August, 2022.
Read Jean’s advice on writing memoir and family history in Writing yourself into history: useful tips.
You may also like these pieces by her:
“Put those Christmas lights out!” The Home Front during World War Two
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